Stepping up repeatedly to respond to outbreaks of some of the world’s deadliest emerging viruses doesn’t count for much these days if it becomes politically expedient to target you. To my colleagues & all my fellow Americans—today it’s Vincent & Kwe. Tomorrow maybe it’s your turn. This is fascist shit. If it stands it is the end of our democracy

Please don't be intimidated by the length of the list. Stored water and a 10kg bag of rice is much, much better than nothing. Food and water is by far the most important.

Monday we officially launched our national county-level COVlD heatmap and called on the CDC to do the same. They have not updated their main wastewater map yet. However, the CDC did update their main ED forecasting map with county-level data. #KeepFighting

Most Americans Aren't Convinced Humans Are Causing Climate Change, New Data Shows go.forbes.com/h-CoYw

Impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection on subclinical myocardial injury in the general population: the Trøndelag Health Study 🚨NORWEGIAN CONFIRMATION BOMBSHELL: COVID infection leaves lasting, hidden scars on the heart muscle, even years later. "An elevated cardiac troponin I (cTnI) level indicates the presence of heart damage!" ➡️Study: - This was a prospective longitudinal cohort study within the Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT), a large population-based survey in Norway, - Researchers measured high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I (hs-cTnI), a sensitive blood marker of subclinical myocardial (heart muscle) injury, at baseline before the COVID-19 pandemic (2017–2019) in 37,823 general-population adults, - The same marker was then re-measured after the pandemic wave (2021–2023) in the 19,550 participants who returned for follow-up, - SARSCoV2 infection status was rigorously determined at follow-up via spike and nucleocapsid IgG antibody tests in blood, combined with self-reported infection history and any available laboratory confirmation of prior infection, - Infection was defined using nucleocapsid IgG (specific to natural infection, not vaccination) plus spike IgG, self-report, and lab confirmation, precisely to capture true infections regardless of vaccination, ➡️Pre-infection result: - Higher baseline hs-cTnI was associated with a lower risk of subsequent SARSCoV2 infection, ➡️Post-infection result: - Confirmed SARSCoV2 infection (any definition) was independently linked to higher post-pandemic hs-cTnI concentrations and a significantly greater probability of an increase in hs-cTnI from pre- to post-pandemic levels, after full adjustment for confounders and baseline troponin, ➡️Vaccination: - Study reports that 98.9% of participants were vaccinated and explain(in Methods) why they used nucleocapsid IgG (not spike) to avoid vaccine confounding, ➡️Limitations: - Correctly sited and commented, - No data on symptoms, asymptomatic/mild/severe cases, or hospitalization, but one may rightfully assume that the majority were mild SarsCoV2 cases, ➡️Conclusion: “SARSCoV2 infection is associated with increased risk of developing chronic subclinical myocardial injury in the general population, but pre-existing chronic subclinical myocardial injury is not associated with increased risk of contracting SARS-CoV-2.” ‼️To all minimiser still shrugging off SARS-CoV-2 as “just a cold” or “over”: this Norwegian study proves every infection silently scars hearts across the general public with lasting subclinical damage, and with the now-established cumulative cardiac injury from reinfections, your denial is quietly killing many! WAKE-UP! #AvoidSars2 #AvoidReinfections academic.oup.com/eurjpc/adva…

As a clinical health psychologist, I notice that many people are using psychological defense mechanisms to downplay the risk of COVID. These are my Top 7 examples: 🧵

Wrote my first community note 💪

Joyful to be with @angie_rasmussen & @jessicamalaty on their Substack Live Show, Taking Shots youtube.com/live/-C0X5lpS4wY

Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong just revealed that 52 million Americans reportedly have low T cell counts. And he warns having low T cells can double your risk of early death. “52 million Americans have low T cells.” “If you have low T cells, they showed statistically that it's below 1500.” “If it’s below 1000, the risk of dying earlier is two times.” “This is profound.” “If your T cells are low … you have a risk of dying earlier.” “Whether you’re without disease or whether you have cancer.” @DrPatrick

"School Difficulties and Long COVID in Children and Adolescents" A new study shows Long COVID in kids is linked to school struggles—attention, learning and social issues. It highlights the need for early recognition and better school-based support to help affected children.